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By TRIS WYKES

NORTHFIELD, Vt. — A half moon hung in the sky on Saturday night over Norwich University’s Sabine Field. Below, the evening was full of disappointment for the Woodstock High girls lacrosse team.The Wasps, who led U-32 by six goals with six minutes to...

By TRIS WYKES

HINESBURG, Vt. — Woodstock High, with the smallest enrollment among VPA Division I boys lacrosse programs, hasn’t won a state title since 1999. Champlain Valley Union has captured 12 crowns during that stretch, its success fed in part by an enrollment...

By BEN HOOKE

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — For two straight years, Woodstock girls lacrosse coach Amanda Hull has ushered her Wasps into the Alumni Sports Complex to do what no team in Vermont had done so far: beat the Hartford Hurricanes.And for a second straight year,...

By BEN HOOKE

WINDSOR — When asked what went well for his team in their 27-5 thrashing of the Windsor Yellowjackets, Woodstock baseball coach Jason Tarleton kept his answer simple: hitting.The Wasps jumped all over the outmatched Jacks, sending 57 batters to the...

By TRIS WYKES

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Monday night’s boys lacrosse game between host Hartford High and Woodstock came down to the final minute, with the Wasps prevailing, 11-10.The Vermont inter-division clash might have been decided, however, by a pair of goals at...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

Lebanon and Hanover have been historically joined at the hip in all sorts of high school sports. Tennis is no different.What puts the Raiders and Bears in the same conversation these days is their success rather than head-to-head battles. Hanover is...

Two words best describe Upper Valley high school girls lacrosse: quality and consistency.All four squads made the playoffs last spring. While none came home with a state title, Hanover and Woodstock made their finals, with the Wasps’ trip coming at...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

As surely as snapping the finish-line tape signifies a winner, the Upper Valley is filled with high school track and field potential this spring.A number of area schools won outdoor titles last year, and some followed that up with indoor successes...

Once you’ve finally been to the top of the mountain, what do you do for an encore?That’s the challenge facing the Hartford High boys lacrosse program this spring. After multiple attempts that came up short, the Hurricanes ran the table en route to...

By TRIS WYKES

HANOVER — It was a little like the old days in Thompson Arena on Saturday.The fourth-seeded Dartmouth College men’s hockey team defeated sixth-seeded Union, 4-2, sweeping the Garnet Chargers in an ECAC best-of-three quarterfinal series. It was the Big...

By TRIS WYKES

HANOVER — He’s not the ECAC hockey conference’s leading goal-scorer. That’s Luke Haymes.Nor is he the 6-foot-8 goaltender who’s stopped more than 90% of the shots he’s faced. That’s Cooper Black.Dartmouth College’s Steven Townley is merely a humble...

By TRIS WYKES

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — There was hacking and whacking Wednesday night when the Hartford High and Woodstock boys hockey teams clashed in a Vermont Division II playoff quarterfinal.The neighboring rivals chirped at each other. They collided in hits...

By TRIS WYKES

WOODSTOCK — The referee had changed into street clothes after Monday night’s game and was walking out of Woodstock High’s Dailey Gymnasium when he veered off to shake the hand of Wasps girls basketball coach Timmy MacDonnell.“You’re a saint,” the man...

Girls Basketball Windsor 53, Hartford 46 Key players: Windsor — Sydney Perry (19 points, 17 rebounds), Sophia Rockwood (16 points), Audrey Rupp (12 points), Brianna Barton (8 rebounds); Hartford — Charlotte Jasmin (19 points)Highlights: Down six...

By TRIS WYKES

SOUTH POMFRET — Vermont’s best high school Alpine skiers met at Saskadena Six on Thursday. However, the conditions couldn’t have been much worse for the slalom race, the first of two qualifiers for the Eastern High School Championships, which will be...

By TRIS WYKES

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Goaltending was front and center during Wednesday’s VPA Division II girls ice hockey clash between Hartford and Woodstock. The Wasps defeated their rivals, 3-2, on Hannah Gubbins’ goal with 49 seconds remaining in overtime,...

By TRIS WYKES

Here’s a look at some of the Upper Valley residents who competed in collegiate varsity sports this fall: CREW Union College (N.Y.) finished eighth among NCAA Division III varsity women’s crew teams and 36th overall with junior Lena Nowell (Lebanon)...

RUTLAND — Utilizing punishing line play and a misdirection offense on Saturday, the Windsor High football team powered past Woodstock, 36-0, for its third consecutive Vermont Division III title.The Yellowjackets dominated from start to finish at...

By TRIS WYKES

When the Dartmouth College and Woodstock High football teams play crucial games today, their players will have prepared for them in one similar fashion. Both programs utilize Guardian Cap soft-shell helmet covers during practice.“I love them and I...

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The top-seeded Hartford High football team moved into the VPA Division I semifinals Friday with a 48-7 defeat of eighth-seeded BFA-St. Albans at the Alumni Athletic Complex.The Hurricanes (9-0) broke a 7-7 early in the second...

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

HANOVER — Shannon Hadlock was a center back for the White River Valley girls soccer team. It was as simple as that.The senior anchored the Wildcats’ strong defense last fall, a unit that allowed just nine goals in 16 games. But on the Vermont team for...